Reliv Sales Down 8.25% for Q3 2018

The company reported net sales of $8.3 million for the quarter compared with $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. Net sales in the United States decreased by $583,000, which represented an 8.2 percent decline in net sales when compared to the prior-year quarter.

Net sales in Reliv’s foreign markets decreased by $149,000, or 7.5 percent, compared with the prior-year quarter. Net sales in Asia and Mexico increased by 4.8 percent and 21.9 percent, respectively, offset by decreases in all other regions. Net sales in Reliv’s foreign markets decreased by 3.3 percent during the third quarter of 2018 when the impact of foreign currency fluctuation is removed.

Net sales for the first nine months of 2018 were $26.8 million, which represents a 15.9 percent decrease from the same period in 2017. Net sales in the United States decreased by 17.3 percent and net sales in Reliv’s foreign markets decreased by 10.9 percent in the first nine months of 2018 compared with the same period last year.